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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Rculleton on October 07, 2010, 04:36
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Hi all,
I´m relatively new to all of this and just trying to find my feet. I´ve been looking to submit to some of the smaller sites like Photaki.com, it feels a lot more like i´d have an identity there (as a client and as a seller)- but I really want your input on which sites really are best- Big or Small??
I´d really appreciate your feedback!!!
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It's a tough one to answer without a crystal ball ;)
Big: More marketing power, therefore a bigger audience/more buyers... but more competition from a higher number of artists.
Small: Fewer artists to compete with, but less marketing power, smaller audience/number of buyers.
The biggest seller for most people is Shutterstock. I hung around in smaller agencies for quite a while, getting excited about the odd sale here and there, before finding the courage to go for the 'big two' - and I was really stunned as something like 80 sales ticked through in the first day on Shutterstock when I started launching my port there. At that time my port had only about 150 images in it, so it was a great return. I remember pressing 'F5' and just repeatedly dropping my jaw throughout the day. Ahhhh... happy memory ;D
ETA: You seem to be mentioning Photaki.com an awful lot in your posts.
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Thanks for that info!!!
Where can you get the best commission? because i get the impression that smaller sites are offering better commission rates?
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Stockfresh is just starting up (but the owners ran the very successful StockXpert before it was bought by Getty). They're offering 50%, and many of us expect they will do well, once they've fully launched.
However, you may have noticed that some contributors are disgruntled over the length of time it's taking to get their initial review. Once you're in, reviews are within 24 hours.
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If you want money, start at the top of the list on your right and work your way down and stop when you run out of time or have as many sites as you want to submit too. I would suggest submitting to at least the top 4 and a few from the middle tier.
If you want fuzzy feelings, start from the bottom and work your way up :) You won't make any money but you will be part of a small community... in some cases very small.
My favorite 'newer sites' are Yaymicro, Stockfresh, and Veer
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Thanks for that info Leaf!! It´s deffinitely a very interesting thing to think about- The whole smaller community feel does appeal to me alot! The small will never get bigger or improve their earning potential if we all shun them! ;D
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Thanks for that info Leaf!! It´s deffinitely a very interesting thing to think about- The whole smaller community feel does appeal to me alot! The small will never get bigger or improve their earning potential if we all shun them! ;D
Well I don't think many people shun them per say, but you are simply missing out on earnings if you only submit to the smaller sites. Most people submit to the top 5-10 sites then have a couple newer start-up favorites they also submit to.